November 2008
Issue 24
On sale 14 October, 2008
Our November 2008 issue includes:
Beginner's Guide: Landscapes made easy!
Photo Adventures: Beijing Olympics!
Camera Test: Nikon D90
Digital Convert: Lee Frost
Beginner's Guide: Landscapes
The wonders of the great outdoors offer endless potential for stunning photography. Our major technique guide provides all the essentials you’ll need to capture your best ever landscape shots.
Capturing beautiful landscapes is a pursuit shared by millions of digital SLR photographers around the world. Whether shooting in the UK or abroad, the diversity of the scenery and how it appears at different times of day, in each of the four seasons and under different weather conditions, means that the great outdoors can offer an ever-changing range of scenery for you to photograph.
In this month’s Beginner’s Guide, we cover all the core principles and techniques that will help you to take your best ever landscape photos. Our expert team of contributors heads outdoors to show you how following a few simple hints and tips can make a dramatic difference to the overall quality of your results.
One-Hour Photo reader challenge: Birmingham
Reader Noeline Smith was in for a night to remember, as regular contributor Paul Ward took her to the recently renovated Birmingham city centre, to shoot some urban nightscapes for this month’s One Hour Challenge.
Main DSLR test: Nikon D90
Following the success of the pro-spec D3 and D700, Nikon turns its attention to the enthusiast market with the launch of the £700 D90. The 12.3-megapixel resolution and extensive feature-list are impressive, but what has captured the imagination of many is the inclusion of an HD video mode – a first for an SLR. Daniel Lezano finds out if the replacement for the hugely-successful D80 is destined to become the SLR of choice for advanced amateurs and enthusiasts.
Pro Technique: Budget DSLR Challenge: Studioflash
How easy is it for pros to get great shots when you take away their usual outfit and give them budget kit to use? That’s what we aim to find out in our Budget DSLR Challenge series. This month’s challenge tests three contributors’ studio lighting skills as they try out budget studioflash kits that we tested in last month’s issue. Each must use a budget DSLR outfit, with a studioflash kit worth less than £500, to take the best possible shot while fulfilling their individual assignments. Can they rise to the task and deliver professional results? We’re confident they can. Don’t let us down, boys!
Photo Adventures: Beijing Olympics
The Beijing Olympics was the sporting event of the decade. The Sun’s Chief Sports Photographer Richard Pelham reveals to Matt Henry what it’s like covering the greatest show on Earth.
Comparison test: Budget camera bags
Keeping your camera kit safe and secure on the move needn’t cost the Earth. We test a number of sub-£100 shoulder bags and rucksacks, to help you choose the bag that’s best for you.
Digital Convert: Lee Frost
His name can be seen on countless articles in photo magazines and numerous books on photography, but he’s also one of the most outspoken supporters of film – so why is he in Digital SLR Photography? Surely ‘Mr Velvia’ hasn’t succumbed to the ways of digital? Daniel Lezano heads up to Northumberland to discover the truth.
5-Minute Photoshop: Calendar
Create your own Calendar for 2009: Take a great shot for each month of the year and create a great gift for family and friends. Mat Gallagher shows you how to create your very own calendar using our free templates.
Archive
In This Issue
- Create your own Calendar for 2009: Take a great shot for each month of the year and create a great gift for family and friends. Mat Gallagher shows you how to create your very own calendar using our free templates.
- His name can be seen on countless articles in photo magazines and numerous books on photography, but he’s also one of the most outspoken supporters of film – so why is he in Digital SLR Photography? Surely ‘Mr Velvia’ hasn’t succumbed to the ways of digital? Daniel Lezano heads up to Northumberland to discover the truth.
- Keeping your camera kit safe and secure on the move needn’t cost the Earth. We test a number of sub-£100 shoulder bags and rucksacks, to help you choose the bag that’s best for you.
- The Beijing Olympics was the sporting event of the decade. The Sun’s Chief Sports Photographer Richard Pelham reveals to Matt Henry what it’s like covering the greatest show on Earth.
- How easy is it for pros to get great shots when you take away their usual outfit and give them budget kit to use? That’s what we aim to find out in our Budget DSLR Challenge series. This month’s challenge tests three contributors’ studio lighting skills as they try out budget studioflash kits that we tested in last month’s issue. Each must use a budget DSLR outfit, with a studioflash kit worth less than £500, to take the best possible shot while fulfilling their individual assignments. Can they rise to the task and deliver professional results? We’re confident they can. Don’t let us down, boys!
- Following the success of the pro-spec D3 and D700, Nikon turns its attention to the enthusiast market with the launch of the £700 D90. The 12.3-megapixel resolution and extensive feature-list are impressive, but what has captured the imagination of many is the inclusion of an HD video mode – a first for an SLR. Daniel Lezano finds out if the replacement for the hugely-successful D80 is destined to become the SLR of choice for advanced amateurs and enthusiasts.
- Reader Noeline Smith was in for a night to remember, as regular contributor Paul Ward took her to the recently renovated Birmingham city centre, to shoot some urban nightscapes for this month’s One Hour Challenge.
- The wonders of the great outdoors offer endless potential for stunning photography. Our major technique guide provides all the essentials you’ll need to capture your best ever landscape shots. Capturing beautiful landscapes is a pursuit shared by millions of digital SLR photographers around the world. Whether shooting in the UK or abroad, the diversity of the scenery and how it appears at different times of day, in each of the four seasons and under different weather conditions, means that the great outdoors can offer an ever-changing range of scenery for you to photograph. In this month’s Beginner’s Guide, we cover all the core principles and techniques that will help you to take your best ever landscape photos. Our expert team of contributors heads outdoors to show you how following a few simple hints and tips can make a dramatic difference to the overall quality of your results.